
On behalf of the conference organizing committee, we would like to express our appreciation to all the participants for their contributions. From all accounts, the meeting was a success.
The Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards of IOCS 2025 have been evaluated. Please refer to the Winner Announcement.

Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Santa Maria-UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil;
Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Permanent member of the Chemical Engineering post-graduation program and also of the Chemistry post-graduation program. The research interests are focused on the following areas: transport phenomena, unit operations, thermochemical conversion, wastewater treatment, physicochemical treatments for wastewater, and separation processes. Specifically, the main research focuses on adsorption/biosorption of contaminants from aqueous solutions, preparation and characterization of biomaterials and nanobiomaterials, wastewater treatment, waste management, pyrolysis, and drying. It has been working as an editor, editorial board member, referee, and author in several outstanding journals in these research areas.
Cellulose and Paper Department, National Research Centre, Dokki Giza, Egypt;
Dr. Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy is a distinguished researcher in organic chemistry at the National Research Center, Egypt. With an impressive h-index of 21, her groundbreaking work focuses on transforming agricultural waste into cutting-edge nanomaterials. She pioneers sustainable solutions in cellulose chemistry, developing valuable products like graphene oxide and carbon quantum dots using affordable techniques. Her research has wide-ranging applications in advanced sensors, water treatment, drug delivery systems, and intelligent food packaging. As a Principal Investigator for several international projects, Dr. Tohamy is committed to creating a greener, more sustainable future through innovative and impactful scientific research.
On behalf of the chairs of IOCS 2025, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.
The Best Oral Presentation Awards have been awarded to
- sciforum-141139, “Volatilomic Profiling for Authentication of PDO and PGI Balsamic Vinegars via HS-SPME-GC×GC-TOFMS”, Allan dos Santos Polidoro, Marco De Poli, Alberto Cavazzini, Luisa Pasti, Flavio Antonio Franchina.
- sciforum-131559, “A Dual Analytical Approach Using Evolved Gas Analysis and Pyrolysis-GC-MS to Separate and Identify PAHs Generated during Neat HTPB Pyrolysis”, Eugene OGA, Valeriia Karpovych, Nataliia Haiduk, Nafisa Bala, Alena Kubatova, Evguenii Kozliak, Mark Sulkes.
- sciforum-132367, “High-Resolution Separation Meets Data Fusion: A Quantitative Volatilomics Approach to Silage Evaluation”, Andrea Caratti, Fabio Gerbaldo, Angelica Fina, Fulvia Trapani, Erica Liberto, Giorgio Borreani, Francesco Ferrero, Stephen E. Reichenbach, Qingping Tao, Daniel Geschwender, Chiara Cordero.
- sciforum-132925, “Chemical separation of lithium isotopes using centrifugal contactors to support tritium breeding”, Thomas Robshaw, Alastair Baker, Timothy Hunter.
The Best Poster Awards have been awarded to
- sciforum-135843, “Selective Extractive Desulfurization of Simulated Straight-Run Diesel with Imidazole-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents”, Xiaojia Wu, Zhongqi Ren.
-sciforum-138638, “Enhanced Paracetamol Adsorption Using Titanium-Coated Biochar Prepared via Magnetron Sputtering”, Ronaldo Antunes Funari Junior, Lucas Biondo, Lucas Antônio Fantinel, Cesar Aguzzoli, Marcelo Godinho, Guilherme Luiz Dotto.